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3pm team news: Guiu starts, King benched

25 October 2025 509 comments
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With no lunchtime kick-off, a quieter-than-usual Saturday of Premier League football begins with two matches at 3pm BST.

It’s Chelsea v Sunderland and Newcastle United v Fulham.

TEAM NEWS

There’s a start for £4.2m FPL forward Marc Guiu, who leads the Chelsea line against the Black Cats.

Guiu is one of three changes from the Blues’ Gameweek 8 line-up, with Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo coming back into the side.

Andrey Santos, Romeo Lavia and the suspended Malo Gusto make way.

There’s another start for the £3.9m defender Josh Acheampong at centre-half.

Two changes for Sunderland: Lutsharel Geertruida and Reinildo Mandava in for the injured Omar Alderete and the benched Chris Rigg.

At St James’ Park, there are two alterations from last weekend: Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy in for Sandro Tonali, who has struggled with illness this week, and Anthony Elanga.

There are a whopping six changes for Fulham.

Sasa Lukic, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore get recalls.

Budget midfielder Josh King is among those making way.

Tom Cairney, Timothy Castagne and Jorge Cuenca also drop to the bench as Joachim Andersen and Kevin Wilson miss out through injury.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Pedro, Garnacho, Guiu.

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Fofana, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estevao, Gittens, George.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo, Geertruida, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Traore, Isidor.

Subs: Patterson, Neil, O’Nien, Talbi, Rigg, Brobbery, Mayenda, Jones, Masuaku.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Miley, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Raul.

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Amissah, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Kevin, Kusi-Asare.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. g40steve
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Roofes takes out Cucu

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  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Brighton team news

    Team to play Man Utd: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Wieffer, Kadıoglu, Minteh, Baleba, Georginio, Ayari, De Cuyper, Welbeck

    Man Utd team news

    Team to play Brighton: Lammens, Dalot, De Ligt, Yoro, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo, Sesko

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Van Hecke watch. Might be my route to Mateta next week.

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      1. Ze_Austin
        12 months, 3 days ago

        No CS yet though

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        1. Ser Davos
          12 months, 3 days ago

          yeah, may as well go DC promoted

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        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          12 months, 3 days ago

          Yes. Need a 4.4 defender. Nobody else seems obvious considering the fixtures. Thought Nuno might improve West Ham but Diouf doesn't seem to be a good option.

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            12 months, 3 days ago

            Feel like Brighton always struggle to take advantage of good fixtures particularly defensively.

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            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              12 months, 3 days ago

              True that

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          2. Ze_Austin
            12 months, 3 days ago

            Slim pickings with the fixtures, imo

            I might even go Acheampong as a placeholder at 3rd sub

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            1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              12 months, 3 days ago

              Already have two 4.0s. But come to think of it, the 4.0s have been doing much better than the 4.5s

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    2. Kaneyonero
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Dorgu stinking up my bench must get rid

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  3. Bobby Digital
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Do something Joao Pedro!

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Did you see him square it off into empty space when he was one on one with the goalkeeper? Zero confidence.

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    2. JBG
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Probably get a RC soon, that fraud

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    3. Gizzachance
      12 months, 3 days ago

      We can only hope

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    4. Totalfootball
      12 months, 3 days ago

      🙁

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    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      And Enzo, Chalobah, Pope and Woltemade

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  4. Nightcrawler
    12 months, 3 days ago

    the fernandez Duo (Bruno and enzo)

    - on penalties

    - play pretty deep

    - Loved by people who blindly follow what AI tells them

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  5. BeaversWithAttitude
    12 months, 3 days ago

    First time I've heard Enzo's name and it's the 67th minute...

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    1. NoOneCares
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Hilarious people actually picked him.

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      1. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 months, 3 days ago

        What Chelsea player is actually worth owning?

        Have JP and James

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        1. 1zverGGadeM
          12 months, 3 days ago

          Caicedo if any..

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  6. Gizzachance
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro and Gordon on the chopping block

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  7. Haa-lala-land
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Fulhams Kevin needs to stop kicking the ball away, and getting booked, and needs to start scoring more. Probably.

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  8. g40steve
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Nice hospital pass from Enzo

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  9. tucaoneo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    My team is Rodon carrying a bunch of frauds

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    1. Sun God Nika
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Oh stop complaining

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  10. fedolefan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Think Gordon is about to get subbed.

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    1. Digital-Real
      12 months, 3 days ago

      big fat 2 pointer...again

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  11. Ignasi M
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Chelsea struggling because they had no rest over the summer and European football midweek. I expect them to finish in bottom half at the end of the season because they'll be shattered with lots of injuries (e.g, Palmer).

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      They have plenty of players

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    2. Ignasi M
      12 months, 3 days ago

      by the way, I'm watching the game. Sunderland are way better than Chelsea and if they win, they go second in the league.

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  12. JBG
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Does Marco Silva even like this sport? He sets he's teams up to just ruin the play for the opposition.

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  13. fedolefan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Gordon OFF Elanga ON

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  14. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Chelsea look bang average

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    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Have done all season

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    2. Ignasi M
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Isidor to win the game and Sunderland to go second.

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      1. g40steve
        12 months, 3 days ago

        What from the bench?

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    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      As a team they have been the luckiest, till now.

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    4. Sam Jammers
      12 months, 3 days ago

      They are World Champions

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  15. Gizzachance
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro and Gordon to Sarr and mateta-4 ?

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  16. have you seen cyan
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Salah stinking my team up like a tuna sandwich stuck behind a radiator. But Pool have pretty good fixtures. What to do?

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      The radiator needs some servicing.

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    2. Sam Jammers
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Eat the sandwich

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    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Let it stink

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    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Get Gakpo

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    5. fedolefan
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Delete team?

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  17. Ze_Austin
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Guiu and Acheampong off for Gittens and Tosin

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  18. Sam Jammers
    12 months, 3 days ago

    How many CB do Chelsea have?

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  19. OverTinker
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Feck off Gordon from my team

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  20. Sam Jammers
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Estevao is a future Balon..

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Will have to move to Spain

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  21. Ze_Austin
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Tonali shoots at Leno

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  22. g40steve
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro wtf

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  23. Sam Jammers
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro with a nasty

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  24. Letsgo!
    12 months, 3 days ago

    So saka not pictured in training? Damnnnn

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Saka, Rice, Gabriel

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      1. Letsgo!
        12 months, 3 days ago

        Rice also? Wth… what is going on

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    2. g40steve
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Were not all out at meal last night?

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    3. Peteex
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Maybe they are just camera shy

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    4. Old Bull
      12 months, 3 days ago

      This would solve my Isidor first on the bench problem

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  25. FPL Sanky
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Surely Sunderland will not get relegated

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    1. have you seen cyan
      12 months, 3 days ago

      Need a Reinaldo winner!

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    2. Ignasi M
      12 months, 3 days ago

      No. If they win today, they go second. Also, they've been better than Chelsea. Isidor is top quality and their defence + Xhaka are very tough.

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      1. Ignasi M
        12 months, 3 days ago

        Chelsea look absolutely knackered.

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        1. Ignasi M
          12 months, 3 days ago

          You do it all for the nookie.

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  26. FPL Sanky
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Come on Caicedo....get 4 more defcons atleast

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  27. Ze_Austin
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Scheduled Sanchez event

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  28. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Pedro and Gordon have to leave my team asap

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  29. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 3 days ago

    Chelsea happy with a point

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  30. 1zverGGadeM
    12 months, 3 days ago

    As a JP and Sanchez owner I would be happy for at least 1 more save from Sanchez

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